“Game-Changer in Gender Identity: Court Decision Sparks Heated Debate on Female-Only Spaces”
Sall Grover, the founder of the app, was ordered to pay $10,000 in damages and legal costs to Roxanne Tickle, who was removed from the platform in what the judges say was indirect discrimination.
Tickle, however, initially sought to receive a compensation of $200,000.
“The indirect discrimination case succeeded because Ms. Tickle was excluded from the use of the Giggle app because she did not look sufficiently female according to the respondents,’ Justice Robert Bromwich said.
While the case marks an important precedent legally for transgender people, detractors are worried about the effects it might have on “female-only” spaces in the future.
Australian court rules in favor of transgender woman in historic case after she was kicked off a female-only app
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After the verdict, Tickle expressed relief and stated she hoped it would offer healing to the trans community.
“Mostly I get to just live my life and be who I am. But a small group of people have taken it upon themselves to declare that I am not who I know I am and they have set about making my life miserable,” Tickle said in a statement.
Roxanne, who appears as female on her birth certificate, went on to explain that the case had “stolen three years” of her life, as she reveals to have been targeted by hateful online comments and been the subject of ridicule on “degrading merchandise.”
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“The ruling shows that all women are protected from discrimination. I brought my case to show trans people that you can be brave, and you can stand up for yourself,” she added.
